17th January - Law News

1848th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: Thirty-three-year-old Ben Franklin from London was diagnosed with Hepatitis C nine months ago. The virus can cause life-threatening liver damage. A new drug which could cure his condition was approved by NHS England last year, but funding is limited to 10,011 people. Ben is now buying a cheaper copy of the drug from Bangladesh, a route which the Hepatitis C Trust estimates as many as 1,000 other patients have taken. NHS England said it was regularly reallocating unused Hepatitis C treatments to places with waiting lists. It also revealed that the number of patients treated will increase.

Focus of the day story: The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) has had to increase its provision for general insurance claims by around £45m for the next financial year, because of the failures of Enterprise Insurance and Gable Insurance AG, it has emerged, while it is still paying out for other insurers that used to back solicitors. Full story - Legal Futures

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Rolls-Royce in £670m deferred prosecution deal | Law Gazette https://t.co/C5g1ziGZKU
• Accounts show Olswang profits dipped in build-up to merger | Law Gazette https://t.co/vBF0ZyE7Mh
• Millions of nuisance claims calls in a week | Law Gazette https://t.co/Hmp2aP4Zsv
• Mid-tier accounting firm eyes legal services after solicitor hire | Law Gazette https://t.co/qUtHaSjS1a 
• Libya torture cases must go before UK court, Supreme Court rules | Law Gazette https://t.co/pWglXoSJS2
• KWM to file for administration today | Law Gazette https://t.co/VfTqP5uNVq 
• Parliamentarians call for unpaid internship ban | Law Gazette https://t.co/30iHqYdmZH
• Blacker: SDT ignored my disability | Law Gazette https://t.co/IS7Ft1JikV
• Brexit means ditching the CJEU, May makes clear | Law Gazette https://t.co/uio7QZNgg0 
• KWM Europe finally collapses into administration | Law Gazette https://t.co/XSBy7d7yvR 
• Blacker appeal dismissed - and costs bill grows by £15,000 | Law Gazette https://t.co/2BZceNizHv
• Dealing with bereavement at work | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/G9iV9aPYlE 
• Your chance to become a recorder in 2017 | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/tCsH498pkH 
• Rising will disputes and the need for practical advice | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/nFRniD8y0p
• Young lawyers are far from cashing in on law’s gravy train | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/1a4Z4tDrTz
• Home-buying process to blame for complaints against conveyancers | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/TPCEE3RHGh 
• Supreme Court gives green light to illegal rendition claim | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/JjgOR3aRbX
• 'Wrong Ivanka' from UK hits back after Trump tweet https://t.co/6MZAevIeIo 
• European court rejects whole-life murder term challenge https://t.co/NmmWW03LPD 
• Footballers Goodwillie and Robertson ruled as rapists https://t.co/MYyMqXCxnS 
• Brexit: Speech is 'clearest idea' of deal PM wants https://t.co/Ixe6EikvAy
• Libyan dissident wins right to sue UK government over rendition https://t.co/NyL9LynIbI 
• Warning: Europe is entering a permanent state of emergency https://t.co/xIH0kYOHwM
• #Italian PM opens inquiry into mistaken identity fears in people smuggling case #ITALY https://t.co/TSvvjkFYIG 
• British American Tobacco takes control of Reynolds for $49bn https://t.co/nws1ZCvhpE 
• Man arrested over murder of Dinnington girl named locally as Leonne Weeks https://t.co/Mbp4tND6LA 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/Rf0dZufpO5
• UK supreme court to rule on government responsibility for alleged rendition https://t.co/Tu2ER6SoRH
• The successful women embracing ‘girl power’ https://t.co/9L3slnvvD8 
• Coffee shops on the march as pubs decline, town centre data shows https://t.co/GjTFYmTSwd 
• Thousands use 'fake life' scam to get into the UK https://t.co/fzVXndaCcj
• Driving test stand-in fraud figures revealed https://t.co/jrc4FOBwR4 
• Notting Hill Carnival 'must be made safer', policing report says https://t.co/9nq15FBPLQ 
• Victoria Cherry: Body found in missing Fulwood woman murder probe https://t.co/OXv9TAtKFT 
• Compensation scheme counts cost of indemnity insurance failures but predicts no new ones this year - Legal Futures https://t.co/RZ6Nqg9zJL 
• City firm launches lawtech start-up incubator | Legal Futures: https://t.co/E6govb30wx 
• Top 10 accountancy firm joins the ABS gang - Legal Futures: https://t.co/xHPNdh3UZA 
• This year promises epic legal battles between Silicon Valley and the European Union https://t.co/EdQUfeUgOd
• SpongeBob scores salty legal victory against Houston-based company #US https://t.co/s7L4Z8rleD 
• Few Asian-Americans Hold Top Legal Jobs, New Study Says #US https://t.co/b8eld1E2xv
• POsh Spice scuppers £10million Spice Girls reunion, calls in lawyers to block group from performing classic songs https://t.co/kRF4tfhbQ1 
• RMT union baron says workers will 'just break the law' if ministers bring in new anti-strike legislation https://t.co/0idL48ipN0 
• Welsh Labour moves to ditch strike rules in NHS and schools https://t.co/Lqi1JcoVha
• Thousands rally against Republican move to axe Obama's health law that helps the poorest #US https://t.co/AQAEP5ZjxG
• Online justice: why courts should explore emerging digital possibilities https://t.co/GSuAmzLURg
• The infusion of new blood brings new ideas, says Justice Lodha #INDIA https://t.co/UOjkto8fjZ 
• Death sentence of Saad Aziz, restaurant manager who was convicted of killing activist Sabeen Mahmud #PAKISTAN https://t.co/bzeuvFuZ0w 
• Makeshift justice the only recourse for ill-protected women at #SouthSudan camp | Ben Quinn https://t.co/PnSqLYLcZ9
• Insights on #SriLanka's Transitional Justice Process https://t.co/rS8dh7M3Ba 
• Motorcyclist sues for massive damages after horror crash leaves him seriously brain damaged https://t.co/N8u7woqlA9 
• Progression Solicitors from Cumbria firm appoints three new team members https://t.co/hxzfOXM4pf
• Ex-solicitor from Co Monaghan jailed for stealing from clients #IRELAND https://t.co/ulDZG9hUf5 
• Struck-off agricultural solicitor faces call for further probe https://t.co/LsNlbucMyP 
• Watching porn in public is not OK. It’s harassment and also a tad disgusting https://t.co/3N1mZJLqcp 
• Istanbul nightclub gunman arrested, say Turkish officials #TURKEY https://t.co/45xbrpP1mK 
• Theresa May to confirm UK poorly planned exit from EU single market https://t.co/nHRuNS6BWZ 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5hj4pnD5vV
• Giving rights to robots is a dangerous idea https://t.co/NBuuUu1EHK 
• Is removing a condom without permission rape? https://t.co/HLCPEVSSI9
• Faculty staff stepping up for Pedometer Challenge II - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/uaaExFZOMW
• Belfast firm trained Bahraini bodies that failed to investigate torture of executed men - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/qNF11y0ThB
• Lack of industry experience stifling use of arbitration for tech disputes - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/OxnYi5eEQm 
• Lawyers predict plunge in M&A activity as Brexit uncertainty continues - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/a4xOnemkgF https://t.co/R1y1ZNxfP3 
• Lawyers predict plunge in M&A activity as Brexit uncertainty continues - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/a4xOnemkgF 
• Steven Walker QC ranked band 1 for international arbitration in Asia Pacific guide - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QxL1u0OgkG
• England: Legal challenge over Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme dismissed - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/aSs9ZMy4nU
• Judges' unlawful discrimination claim against MoJ upheld - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/w3DuWvEJe9
• Reed Smith makes up five new partners in London | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/IBzE5gs03K 
• A&O loses four lawyer team to Gibson Dunn in Paris | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/FrwGJq30b1
• Trump lawyers Morgan Lewis named 'Russia Law Firm of the Year' | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/iF9IQYdVOq
• Baker McKenzie predicts drop-off of M&A deals amid Brexit uncertainty | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dk8s1cG0yN
• Luxottica and Essilor to merge and create $49bn eyewear giant | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/JguQRPMWh2

16th January - Law News

1847th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: A bilateral repatriation programme between Pakistan and Afghanistan to move tens of thousands of Pakistani refugees across the border into Pakistan’s Waziristan area came into effect on Monday. The returnees are expected to return to a region mired in violence and braced for a bitter winter.

Focus of the day story: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has issued a call for evidence on how to tackle corporate crime such as money laundering, fraud and false accounting. Full story - New Law Journal

Saturday Conversations on Law

• #Oman accepts 10 Guantanamo Bay inmates at #US request https://t.co/5vNNv7j6Mb
• #Bahrain city hall set on fire after executions @ https://t.co/8knFdkwosg 
• Court: 26 to hang for Narayanganj abductions & murders including members of elite security force RAB #BANGLADESH... https://t.co/51v8AxOWbL
• Court: 26 to hang for Narayanganj abductions & murders including members of elite security force RAB #BANGLADESH https://t.co/JZxTES2RZ7 
• Court rejects Red Sea islands transfer to Saudi Arabia #EGYPT https://t.co/HFwtnKTXXI
• Palestinian teen killed by #Israeli army during clashes https://t.co/jj09uQ7u0X 
• Ban unpaid internships that penalise working-class young, say MPs https://t.co/nWjLmo97Sa 
• Man shot in 'targeted attack' outside Glasgow primary school https://t.co/xQzoG82td1
• Wife of Orlando Pulse nightclub gunman Omar Mateen arrested #US https://t.co/IkzkGKW2Ym 
• #Israeli publisher questioned after talks with Netanyahu leaked https://t.co/9KwVa1J6LT
• McDonald's accused of exploiting homeless people in Rome #VATICAN https://t.co/y6w72hAMkV 
• #Tunisia attack: police 'deliberately' delayed arrival, inquest to hear https://t.co/gTuXpHOJah 
• Rolls-Royce to pay £671m over bribery claims https://t.co/xg1nMm6lCB
• Judges win pensions discrimination claim against MoJ https://t.co/W8Ief7Pw68
• Probe into claim that police spy set fire to #Debenhams could end by July https://t.co/H9jiyEuYJK 
• The rights of EU citizens in the UK – Brexit podcast https://t.co/MmcOTLWYqx 
• UK risks 'disorderly crash landing' on Brexit, business leaders warn https://t.co/3zixh1jcGb
• #Swedish minister 'shocked' by xenophobia towards Swedes in UK https://t.co/hTA8VzkQdh
• Trial of ex-child soldier Dominic Ongwen to hear prosecution case #UGANDA https://t.co/hXNlhX03Wv 
• Judicial review battle over assisted dying - Lawyer in the news: Yogi Amin | Law Gazette https://t.co/ku9dMMR5fs 
• My legal life: Nick McDonald, Partner and IP solicitor, Potter Clarkson, Nottingham | Law Gazette https://t.co/Ocvm9GZZa5 
• Welsh firm Rubin Lewis O’Brien to leave QualitySolicitors network | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/jHtGbOWtzQ 
• MoJ accused of using RTA data ‘selectively’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/zkRXjTJ2K5 
• MoJ discriminated against judges, tribunal finds | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/By2Vzm0DTA 
• Advice for lawyers: five steps they can take to cope with the most depressing day of the year | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/B1b9pVythq
• Europe and regulating lawyers | Law Gazette https://t.co/oRLKpRRZuo
• Tribunal backs judges in pensions dispute | Law Gazette https://t.co/DfqxyKHUb6
• Magic circle firm takes on four from on-the-brink KWM | Law Gazette https://t.co/GZGHo9CEwA 
• Renowned agriculture solicitor struck off for property scheme | Law Gazette https://t.co/BEhFCKRQYB
• EU patent court set to open in December | Law Gazette https://t.co/skzU9hxBaK 
• Access to EU legal institutions on Law Society’s Brexit wishlist | Law Gazette https://t.co/ctpOlwoqqI
• Immigration judge enraged by law firm’s ‘blackmail’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/aHJyNfgdSk
• Employment tribunal penalties falling short | Law Gazette https://t.co/HopOt2RhzE
• City solicitors help keep law centre afloat | Law Gazette https://t.co/VHnAJM2BRy
• Brexit to hit UK M & A activity in 2017, global firm Baker McKenzie predicts | Law Gazette https://t.co/7CsgWTWUYB 
• Law Society concern over ‘ghost’ solicitor compliance | Law Gazette https://t.co/vtXZMw4S98 
• Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has become one of the UK's richest politicians after selling Hotcourses for £30 million https://t.co/p4mk7mFRuW 
• #Venezuela: Opposition attacks Maduro over Supreme Court address https://t.co/YeDjCyIa17 
• #Mexico BPM music festival: Gunman opens fire at club https://t.co/NTnHrqxXtR 
• Rolf Harris: Blind woman 'felt utterly trapped' by entertainer https://t.co/2mYBM3sx84
• Frances Cappuccini Caesarean death caused by hospital failures https://t.co/31XV8non7A
• #Kyrgyzstan plane crash: Dozens die as Turkish cargo jet hits homes https://t.co/vOdDS0drDZ 
• #GERMANY hits back at Trump's psychotic criticism of refugee policy and BMW tariff threat https://t.co/6FqgLRVoV2 
• Why do #Indians vote for 'criminal' politicians? https://t.co/RkpwxN7UxB
• #BRAZIL Prison riot: 'They say my husband is dead' https://t.co/lPSn5tAPTq 
• Ray-Ban maker Luxottica agrees €46bn merger with Essilor https://t.co/Lm88e504se 
• NHS patient caught selling his drugs in undercover film https://t.co/cLcvhDxJNk 
• Ex-football coach Barry Bennell denies sex assault charges https://t.co/ZXXbTeqWfx 
• Online justice: why courts should explore emerging digital possibilities https://t.co/GSuAmzLURg 
• Bill to cement Erdoğan's power passes first vote in #TURKEY https://t.co/ML3kkiqr1O 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/gXdmONhxiX
• Eight billionaires 'as rich as world's poorest half' https://t.co/kUAa7f3nuc
• Donald Trump and brands: An uneasy relationship wherer he praises those who donated to campaign https://t.co/FTxtUd72Wh
• Poleglass alert: Police say explosive device was 'designed to kill' https://t.co/U4ioB8UA6X 
• Th EU contributed more to EU infrastructure than anywhere else: 'Hard Brexit greatest job-killing act in Welsh histo…https://t.co/pdVJOK58B1 
• Disabled access: Premier League clubs may face sanctions over lack of improvement https://t.co/eO5ouUDEsL
• Photos show #Japanese whaling off Antarctica, group says https://t.co/oBHUvRT0x4 
• Work-life balance 'increasingly stressful for fathers' https://t.co/VndwTSosF6 
• #French progressives dare to hope as maverick Macron surges in polls https://t.co/fgcavaXj5p 
• Hard Brexit means retiring later, Britons warned https://t.co/eVgfoqacTE
• #Tunisia terror attack: inquests to resume with Tui under scrutiny https://t.co/GCoaumHhzl
• The Guardian view on child soldiers: stop recruiting, start reintegrating | Editorial https://t.co/Cel3lj5QtI 
• Essential questions to ask your outsourced cashiering provider | Legal Futures: https://t.co/og0eZ4WQWl 
• Susskind: Parliament should adopt advanced IT for lawmaking | Legal Futures: https://t.co/grzYbKhwYf 
• Law Society warns solicitors may be damaged by Brexit | Legal Futures https://t.co/p0KliiwNeH 
• Senior judge launches extraordinary attack over blackmail by solicitors and tells barristers to stop defending them https://t.co/qjac4rwIRA 
• Parents deny aid worker Linda Norgrove was MI6 spy https://t.co/pqQbxU4GYr 
• Facebook to roll out fake news tools in #Germany https://t.co/Dlmt88VTut
• Pound falls ahead of Theresa May Brexit speech https://t.co/VYUvHFId2r
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/5TmzZ7ud17

15th January - Law News

1846th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: Pardoned by Barack Obama: how a first-time offender was granted freedom. Barack Obama has issued a record number of pardons, commuting the sentences of more men and women than the past nine presidents combined. 

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Open thread: How do I get a vac scheme? https://t.co/NZarN2YXIS 
• Exclusive: Lord Harley is appealing against his striking off https://t.co/PRfPnShUdR 
• Students tackle hate crime, meat production and fake online reviews in social mobility charity’s Model Law Commission https://lnkd.in/dNnBW_g 
• Richard Susskind champions ‘entirely new’ lawmaking process, then tells Lords ‘I’m not as radical as you might think’https://t.co/AdlzxTDLdm 
• Research: Over a third of trainee solicitors are being paid BELOW the Law Society’s recommended minimum salary https://t.co/zYeLWL9XRQ 
• Exclusive: King & Wood Mallesons to cancel all training contracts TOMORROW in prep for administration https://t.co/97CZaUxFBa
• Newspapers need to stop being so hysterical about proposed changes to press regulation and free speech https://t.co/ATlwFIUWhw 
• Taking the fear out of being different at the bar https://t.co/8qsuyv1CBT
• Twitter in meltdown as it emerges lawyers representing Trump won ‘Russia Law Firm of the Year’ award https://t.co/mIdLbHktPv 
• 'Highest ever' proportion of female QC appointments, yet research commissioned into why so few women apply https://t.co/JjJBcMLOll
• Linklaters tightlipped over associate linked to 'verbal abuse' on train https://t.co/7AXcq4S7FS 
• In defence of the solicitor super-exam... an NQ's perspective https://t.co/EdLYhnLSBH 
• Securing pupillage -- It’s a jungle out there!! https://t.co/xjjINNuVzD 
• Top barrister takes to Twitter to reveal what law schools don't (but really should) teach their students https://t.co/jMKFfRY765 
• Legal Cheek talks... are trainees paid enough? https://t.co/eCpLKK4Foo 
• From swimming lessons to solitary confinement: the highs & lows of human rights https://t.co/MRqmqd72Fb
• Professor Robert Wintemute: Same-sex survivor pensions in the CJEU (Parris) and the UKSC (Walker) https://t.co/uMxQ9kowHO  
• Mirza & Ors: The Rules are neither simple nor flexible so don’t leave it too late | UK HUman Rights Blog https://t.co/CYyCUCfPY8
• CIA head John Brennan warns Trump to watch his tongue https://t.co/yosSVKqzxN
• Scottish Church 'deeply distressed' by Quran offence, says primus https://t.co/ekoU2pRodo 
• #US secretary of state John Kerry finds #Vietnam War site where he killed a man https://t.co/pwXzJxW8sF 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/UVOdsNtBC6
• Is it OK to watch porn in public? No, learn to behave properly! https://t.co/rkwSlEY0Wi
• Sherlock series finale leaked online https://t.co/G0YOwYMLLo
• Passport queues 'would be longer after Brexit', airports warn https://t.co/VWUwtRUufi 
• Migrant crisis: About 100 missing after boat sinks off Libyan coast https://t.co/3lS5V2UMby 
• Counter-terrorism money being spent on redacting evidence to inquiry on undercover policing https://t.co/TdYy4TZj3C 
• Fraudster who sold 'vulnerable' friend's £200,000 home jailed for six years https://t.co/6OboCK5YZX 
• From False Evidence Ploy to False Guilty Plea: An Unjustified Path To Securing Convictions | Yale Law Journal https://t.co/0FZMCpNwuz 
• In Wakefield 's Wake: Rescuing New York's Enterprise Corruption Jurisprudence | Yale Law Journal https://t.co/SRCK1zd0ot 
• State Legislative Drafting Manuals and Statutory Interpretation | Yale Law Journal https://t.co/VPStEyZX8z 
• The Cycles of Separation-of-Powers Jurisprudence | Yale Law Journal https://t.co/GfYF1wWT47
• Shareholder Proposal Settlements and the Private Ordering of Public Elections | Yale Law Journal https://t.co/yU7b3lkRnc
• MPs to scrutinise cost of parliament restoration works https://t.co/yB5bzbqRay 
• #BRAZIL prisoners beheaded in riot at Natal prison https://t.co/G8kk6ssXPP
• Coram’s Child Law Advice Service helps children and young people find out about their rights | New Law Journal https://t.co/vCr9LQgKXB 
• Lord Justice Briggs’ civil courts review has been formally approved by the senior judiciary | New Law Journal https://t.co/FaCvdCSJZ5
• A lawyer’s reputation is separate from goodwill generated by their work, the High Court has held | New Law Journal https://t.co/5zCeClZBmH 
• Altman appointed IICSA lead counsel | New Law Journal https://t.co/DqPqhL7T6r 
• Emergency review set up to prevent perpretrators cross-examining victims in family court | New Law Journal https://t.co/aHO1sjidFK 
• Whiplash reforms: a special case for motorcyclists argues leading PI firm | New Law Journal https://t.co/b0KgQFTKJN 
• Art 127 to be focus of new Brexit High Court case | New Law Journal https://t.co/0Yg9PPRPRh 
• 113 lawyers received news they are to be appointed Queen’s Counsel | New Law Journal https://t.co/Pbg9wOv9cn 
• New Brexit case launches in Irish courts | New Law Journal https://t.co/HdzrYCkQTP 
• Evidence call for corporate crime crackdown | New Law Journal https://t.co/SqDKgWTDGB 
• #MYANMAR must recognise Rohingyas as citizens, interview with Vijay Nambiar, former UN special advisor https://t.co/XkzBtmczsT 
• Serbian train sparks escalation in tensions with #KOSOVO https://t.co/5P3H2WCuhS 
• Mahmoud Abbas: Vatican embassy a 'place of pride' #PALESTINE https://t.co/CnAG0ocjAJ 
• #Cuban human rights and the hypocrisy of the media https://t.co/PYmVRyaHKs 
• #Sudanese and #Eritreans who fled to #ISRAEL to escape persecution are finding refugee status nearly impossible https://t.co/4PXJMcr3QC 
• #Mexico economy minister state that #US border tax could trigger 'global recession' #US https://t.co/8QHsdlEA5s 
• Week of anti-Trump protests kicks off in Washington, DC #US https://t.co/pNLPwc1YgO

14th January - Law News

1845th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: Amid the ongoing bombing of Yemen by the Saudi led coalition, views from a remote village where people are on the brink of starvation. Hungry for peace - Inside Yemeni village dying from starvation.

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/FzT943n4UV
• Shameless Donald #Trump starts MLK weekend by attacking civil rights hero John Lewis #US https://t.co/7eBMby3GXJ
• #Cyprus reunification talks: rivals reject proposed new borders https://t.co/fZ6FJ8SHQ2 
• Oxford University accused of failing to deal with admissions racism https://t.co/mMVglMx30h 
• Boy arrested over rape of girl, 12, in Levenshulme https://t.co/8omvw70fMU 
• Manchester cafe explosion: Man left with burns https://t.co/oHRAf15kpU
• Police bodycam captures hammer attack https://t.co/nGIXAJnor9 
• Bomb scare prompts evacuations in West Sussex town https://t.co/LiBNIsNIfu
• Investigation after third death in UK immigration detention centre https://t.co/0IsTOk65sU 
• Nearly 70,000 birds killed in New York in attempt to clear safer path for planes https://t.co/laCqDeS5D7 
• Women's March on Washington against the bigotry of Donald Trump set to be one of America's biggest protests #US https://t.co/AFIinjjJoP 
• Netherlands 'will block UK-EU deal without tax avoidance measures' https://t.co/a6IGHiDAEa 
• Hapless Oxford University college sorry for rejection email errors https://t.co/rSgpJ4KhTM 
• Johnny Depp and Amber Heard finalise divorce https://t.co/Er0rTeLonu
• Trump willing to take orders from Russia and work with China #US https://t.co/gigHoKVweR 
• Deportation row boy Lawand Hamadamin gets reprieve https://t.co/UxFche3KJ5 
• Tory run NHS is making people sick, GP tells BBC https://t.co/UyPjYF9ote
• GPs urged to commit to seven-day service or lose funding https://t.co/VNtoU3zU6f 
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/GjsgYV6wI4 
• Amnesty Offered For Papua New Guineans Who Turn In Illegal Weapons #PAPUANEWGUINEA https://t.co/zL0AqpaDo8 
• Hazzard brings forward measures to enforce illegal use of bus lanes and clearways in Belfast https://t.co/fW2RdIKCQJ 
• Illegal Drone Transmitters Could Interfere with Air Traffic Control, ARRL Complaint Asserts #US https://t.co/mBxYdUJo6P
• Half a million Arab Israeli workers strike over demolition of illegal Palestinian homes #ISRAEL https://t.co/T6AOzb2VWf 
• Máirtín Ó Muilleoir instructs officials to begin work on allowing the use of the #Irish Language in Courts #IRELAND https://t.co/EglHqQjnFk 
• Courts officer jailed for smuggling items into prison and possessing a handgun https://t.co/3DGsNXZcwk
• 24 high courts short of 43.65% judges, have 40.54 lakh pending cases #INDIA https://t.co/51i5MBueu5
• 2000 suspects fail to show up in Cork courts #IRELAND https://t.co/hIOnkC7h5J 
• Drama as Governor Joho is arrested in Mombasa #KENYA https://t.co/zzkwCcaOPC 
• Jammeh's lawyer files injunction asking court to bar swearing-in #GAMBIA https://t.co/PCZWIfIHeW
• British lawyer wants Irish High Court to refer issues relating to Brexit to Court of Justice of the European Union https://t.co/n8n8c8lpt4 
• Police sergeant faces dismissal after he called his junior officer sweetcheeks and asked if she was wearing a thong https://t.co/sH8CKnOoPT
• Lawyer sues Chicago police, claims they used stingray on him #US https://t.co/EPHlH4qgzQ 
• Briton Krishna Maharaj being denied needed care in Florida prison – lawyer https://t.co/2MVbw5qxOQ
• Lawyer warns male students to think twice before having sex with drunken women https://t.co/gDRAnjcHeS 
• City lawyer linked to search for mystery man wanted after train rage attack https://t.co/hov03qRFn0 
• This Tory MP decided to make sexist jokes instead of debating sex education in schools https://t.co/8NGT7CVqHS
• Immigration tribunal President blasts lawyers in sex grooming gang appeal https://t.co/mhbCXdxtA6
• Arbitration tribunal dismisses all CEAC claims against #Montenegro https://t.co/53nIYczMU1 
• Code of Conduct Tribunal has adjourned the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki #NIGERIA https://t.co/kJy2SX7mj3
• Supreme Court refuses to lift National Green Tribunal's ban on manja, used for flying kites #INDIA https://t.co/x4LHFVOYeM
• Hong Kong court rejects US short-seller Andrew Left's application against tribunal ruling #CHINA https://t.co/VDvvyvyII0 
• Indian-origin doctor faces British medical tribunal for breach https://t.co/4kfbI1mPew
• Polish President to Face State Tribunal in Case of Signing Budget Bill #POLAND https://t.co/WQmZya2Dv4 
• The Yugoslav tribunal shuts down, a #Kosovo tribunal starts up https://t.co/bnZeDsVxw7
• Illinois man files suit following arrest for flag burning #US https://t.co/3YoZOG4eGv
• ACLU publishes report on dangers of solitary confinement #US https://t.co/WMItDprQ6w 
• #PHILIPPINES president signs reproductive health measure https://t.co/rDQ3tJVdnq
• Opposition lawmaker arrest surrounded by suspicion #VENEZUELA https://t.co/ici6SWc2SS 
• Head of jail dismissed following the death of 56 inmates during riot #BRAZIL https://t.co/oi4GVdKOU6
• #INDIA top court throws out corruption suit against PM due to insufficient evidence https://t.co/4tvc5LVXZd
• DOJ indicts six Volkswagen employees over conspiracy to cheat emissions tests #US https://t.co/4nGnHzhxLH 
• Jury Finds Army Veteran Guilty Of Theft Of Nearly $300000 And Making A False Statement #US https://t.co/dtBrJMP13f
• 'Heroin dealer' Mark Hillman lured to street 'execution' by rival gang, jury told https://t.co/TgPnWClogy
• Jury hears of father’s rage at Rolf Harris ‘assault’ https://t.co/HPO7qRxTmH 
• William Liversage, 50, has been sent to prison for plotting to “nobble” a jury at Carlisle Crown Court https://t.co/I8dI2pyVLi 
• Helen Bailey murder trial: Jury taken to home of author https://t.co/ibiOSWhj0P
• Calling Amber Rudd’s speech ‘hate crime’ is nonsense – I should know, I’ve experienced it https://t.co/3MV1Baskvd 
• Jeremy Corbyn rightfully suggests that the state should take control of failing care homes https://t.co/4IcfPRrNGr 
• Omen star Harvey Spencer Stephens sentenced for road rage attack https://t.co/96xpjOV4aD
• Patient films ‘chaos’ in local A&E ward over New Year after 6 years of Tory cuts https://t.co/WWHicFofxQ
• Patient films ‘chaos’ in local A&E ward over New Year after 6 years of Tory cuts https://t.co/WWHicFofxQ 
• 'Why I dropped the case against the man who groped me', a 21-year-old law student #INDIA https://t.co/ZxxHzgl0vl
• Republicans in #US Congress take big step to Obamacare repeal to protect the rich #US https://t.co/Riahm03aOq
• Bircham Dyson Bell takes on KWM Cambridge office | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/H0whqjGtCz 
• One in three trainee solicitors being paid below recommended minimum salary https://t.co/MjF3xvsLtx 
• Linklaters lawyer sought by police following train rage attack | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/I2upm0oko0 
• Herbert Smith Freehills secures license to open in Kuala Lumpur | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/VPko0HZyg4 
• City lawyers still unconvinced about trainee 'super exam' proposal | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/4NM4lVYkuR

13th January - Law News

1844th Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: Freezing cold weather is hitting everyone in Greece -- including thousands of refugees living in camps, some without proper shelter. Forty people from the Moria refugee camp have been transferred on to a Greek ferry for protection..


Focus of the day story:  EU law 'will continue to apply in UK during transition deal'. Maltese PM makes clear that European court of justice will still be ‘in charge’ as part of any deal to smooth path to Brexit. Full story - Guardian Law

Saturday Conversations on Law

• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/y7tsi2SJqj
• EU negotiator wants 'special' deal over access to City post-Brexit https://t.co/Wg17WIv3hF
• The Guardian view on internet privacy: technology can’t fix it | Editorial https://t.co/fZXrM6o31X 
• Obama and Trump: the legacy and the latency https://t.co/YAeQPyHxOU 
• Ongoing concerns over low number of solicitors applying for silk | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/TC7DDDwFXf
• Lawyers split over consultation on reform of corporate crime | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/bFnEDSynmw 
• UK's former Moscow ambassador in spotlight over Trump dossier https://t.co/3TDZv6DY1G 
• UK media chiefs called in by minister for talks on fake news https://t.co/WBo0qsvS86
• Investigation after third death in UK immigration detention centre https://t.co/Gw568Qb3Qd
• UK to begin talks with New Zealand on post-Brexit trade deal https://t.co/odG7R29GjF 
• Major alerts 'at many hospitals' https://t.co/Tf95JDooqW 
• Corrie Mckeague: New CCTV images released in airman hunt https://t.co/cugSkss5qb
• Canadian nurse faces attempted murder, aggravated assault charges #CANADA https://t.co/B6UME2nwFJ
• Chicago police 'showed racial bias', report finds #US https://t.co/3nol3wQA0k 
• #US boot brand recalls shoe that leaves swastika imprints https://t.co/Htr0jkDwRW 
• Stolen baby found alive in South Carolina 18 years on #US https://t.co/SYkU8gBIUB
• ETN Seminar on ‘Legitimate Expectations and Taxation’ - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IDZQaqOUby
• Scottish government: leaving single market imperils climate change policy - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/P2KreS9gqz 
• New Brexit challenges lodged in Dublin and London - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/6niGcqUm6J
• Child abuse inquiry to launch publicity campaign - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/km3HumLzvt 
• MMS kicks off New Year with two senior partner hires - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/EYC7lvAgU2 
• Figures reveal number of people deprived of their liberty across the UK - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/0UkLAsCkcx 
• Aidan O’Neill QC takes silk south of the border - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SYkBwI7n8H 
• Alleged historic child sex abuse victim fails in appeal over ‘time-barred’ claim - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/QZ92Fur65m 
• These PI reforms ignore the most vulnerable road users | Law Gazette https://t.co/9tIr3A2c9q 
• Bolton Council admits mistake over ‘secret’ Asons grant | Law Gazette https://t.co/skrfS4gOkI 
• HSF becomes second UK firm to get Malaysia licence | Law Gazette https://t.co/opvvgYaRxQ 
• Top-60 law firm goes flexible after finding desks left empty | Law Gazette https://t.co/xXxsG4JULs
• Slaughter and May considering applications from KWM trainees | Law Gazette https://t.co/83MWx58Pu2
• SRA removes practice curbs on former Blavo | Law Gazette https://t.co/WxpV9s6QcI
• Profits tumble 32% at leading claims management company | Law Gazette https://t.co/6pnldnRDPT 
• Lawyers divided on new white-collar crime offences https://t.co/hjy0eXS7ca 
• How British Racism Differs to Racism Around the Rest of the World https://t.co/SxwHXJUAOg 
• It's not groping or fondling – it is sexual assault https://t.co/ots9N5T5Y5 
• Sky pulls broadcast of show that cast white actor as Michael Jackson https://t.co/pYIcKPIHHS 
• Homeless in Britain: ‘I graduated with honours – and ended up on the streets’ https://t.co/Bbv5y9qHSQ 
• WhatsApp backdoor allows snooping on encrypted messages https://t.co/xZoemHGsOV
• Newspapers push for judicial review of Impress recognition https://t.co/X8Y3X7HhgL 
• Ex-MI6 man Steele hired for England World Cup bid https://t.co/VblISzMerw 
• Former vicar from York in Isle of Man court over indecent assault https://t.co/aYjhlmPiBB 
• Katie Rough murder case: Girl, 15, appears at crown court https://t.co/68flSG4gPA 
• No single factor behind sterling flash crash, BIS says https://t.co/Uj9ui8qAVS
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/R6wxzHKKkI
• Human rights abuses in #Bahrain cast shadow over £2m UK aid support https://t.co/d1d3Wj77m9
• Further Brexit court cases to be launched in Dublin and London https://t.co/VKFtEdbHTR
• Syrian who took Merkel selfie sues Facebook over 'defamatory' posts #GERMANY https://t.co/ilLmK3GCma
• Russia dossier: what happens next – and when could Donald #Trump be #impeached? #US https://t.co/GRBHbEy2hH
• Police should need warrants to search mobile phones, say campaigners https://t.co/KcoBKfA8gc 
• US man pays tax bill using five wheelbarrows of coins https://t.co/3Sa1AcenMh
• Online fury over Chinese woman, 92, 'kept' in pigsty #CHINA https://t.co/VAz0WKgJYy 
• #US visa-free residency for #Cubans ends https://t.co/DGFT2sLxfe 
• QC body to probe why more women are not applying - Legal Futures: https://t.co/WY7Ujrj4TI 
• ABS owned by global insurer launches online SME subscription service | Legal Futures https://t.co/grfQ1tEyDt
• European ties still strong despite Brexit | Legal Futures: https://t.co/U6mVRdJqKS
• Obama surprises emotional Biden with Medal of Freedom #US https://t.co/6TM8jkpT9j 
• Philip Hammond took personal stake in food tech company months before it won share of £560,000 Government contract https://t.co/QYatvPkB4t
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/mpII5JYhLD
• On Muslims, swimming lessons, and European secularism https://t.co/kOfRKRPJlN 
• Ethnic nationalism and the Gondar protests #ETHIOPIA https://t.co/4tLygwVNA9 
• #Israel lobby infiltrates UK student movement https://t.co/kdJtyMzIos 
• Anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism in British politics https://t.co/xLcBre5vIX 
• Olswang launches new TMT public policy practice in Singapore | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/sGtc92l4cb 
• Record QC round sees 113 new silks and greater diversity | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/Ml62hA2n6m 
• Record QC round sees 113 new silks and greater diversity | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/PS36jyf6mE
• Government predicts defeat in Brexit legal challenge | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/X8pdl0QmWX 
• Goodwin Procter hires 26 lawyers as KWM drops lawsuit | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/dg2mxo14ea
• Dentons announces new offices in Mexico and Barbados | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/mgIMjkcqxM 
• Shepherd and Wedderburn supports Trussell Trust foodbanks at Christmas - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/u5zLqzakB8 
• Core-Asset Consulting teams up with SAMH to tackle mental health issues at work - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/mmEBDJ3BYj 
• Law Society of Scotland Street Law project makes European finals - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/IZNwUArs7i
• Highlands and Islands housing sales hit eight-year high - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/nkJuEOEa9e
• Syrian refugee sues Facebook for spreading fake news - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/ZCX1CRZDxB
• Shoosmiths advises on the sale of Scottish sea farm - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/lEYtndOmOp
• East Central Scotland housing report: average selling price up two per cent - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/2MQnecdg8B 
• Press in Scotland will not be incentivised to sign up to state regulator - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/s0Vm6AxuwJ 
• Man who challenged extradition to Poland on medical grounds loses appeal - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/SSBKe9dtzR
• Forfar launches 'hug a hoodie' court - Scottish Legal News https://t.co/A8DxnUEmRi

12th January - Law News

1843rd Edition: LawNewsIndex is a UK based news & legal articles archive focusing on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Legislation, Legal Ethics, Human Rights & Social Justice issues.

Today's video story: President-elect Donald J. Trump has proposed building a wall between the United States and Mexico. At the border near San Diego, separated family members reunite through the fence.


Focus of the day story: The High Court has dismissed a defendant firm’s attempt to have a claim thrown out after a key form was served late. Mr Justice Andrew Baker said London firm Rosling King, representing a broker in an insurance dispute, had served the claim form after the required deadline in June last year. But he rejected the submission from defendant firm Clyde & Co that the claim should therefore be dismissed, saying there had been no problems caused to the proceedings. Full story - The Law Society Gazette

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Hong Kong human rights situation 'worst since handover to #CHINA' https://t.co/PSRI3ACDTP
• Trump conflicts of interest 'fix' is no such thing #US https://t.co/QqWs77Y2Ph
• EU law 'will continue to apply in UK during transition deal' https://t.co/nDrxkGzDyF 
• Hillsborough investigators pass 23 cases to CPS for possible charges https://t.co/QPxZExxSKS
• Number of solicitors taking silk highest ever | Law Gazette https://t.co/k3tdeiSlCc 
• In-house accountability regime ‘will create climate of fear’ | Law Gazette https://t.co/QKWoYoeubR
• Agile working grows as 800 lawyers join rush to ditch their desk | Law Gazette https://t.co/GMXj1gtckq 
• Leigh Day demands answers after lawyer arrest in Zambia | Law Gazette https://t.co/ELc3gZAGGG
• KWM trainees face axe as depth of money woes becomes clearer | Law Gazette https://t.co/IwRSgOig5s 
• Minister shows no sign of budging over PI reforms | Law Gazette https://t.co/Pmk5wGG43l
• Compliance fears over measures to tackle ‘ghost’ solicitors | Law Gazette https://t.co/W2qWSct42S
• Environmental costs rules under attack | Law Gazette https://t.co/SisngENJBi
• Ministers clash over plan to mitigate 'bedroom tax' in NI https://t.co/JBBBcGYn4M
• Rolf Harris trial: Jury hears NSPCC call by alleged victim https://t.co/BSOABTDWLH 
• Trump claims intelligence chief denounced 'false' dossier even though that was not the case #US https://t.co/yI0lQ9c7KF
• Far-right #French politician Marine Le Pen seen in Trump Tower #US https://t.co/cZg14LbW0N 
• Does Catholic praise for Mary Magdalene show progress towards women priests? https://t.co/EMNQvm0lph 
• Hillsborough suspect files passed to Crown Prosecution Service https://t.co/OCVX563CNa
• Civil partnership for only same-sex couples is ‘discriminatory’ | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/BftvjkTFEB 
• Solicitor QCs: Silk goes to big-ticket commercial litigators | Solicitors Journal https://t.co/3FftIh6KOA 
• Stonehenge tunnel plan finalised by government https://t.co/4MizDbLw4j 
• Guy Wildenstein: Leading art dealer cleared of tax fraud https://t.co/3QmfI2bSHw
• The latest TheLawMap Wig! https://t.co/OnfXRWhLkX
• Christopher Steele: ex-MI6 officer named as author of Trump dossier https://t.co/dJGg5QDZXs 
• Is the justice system failing British cyclists? Help us find out https://t.co/LHa4gAm0j4
• Rise in suspicious betting patterns in tennis a concern, says TIU report https://t.co/xt2cUq0JIH 
• MEPs vote on robots' legal status - and if a kill switch is required https://t.co/hSyThVY69J 
• UK aid watchdog recommends more direct cash transfers https://t.co/6a9LB5cswP
• Samsung boss questioned in #SouthKorea corruption probe https://t.co/AKNLAseOsm 
• Trump Organization handover plan slammed by ethics chief #US https://t.co/4Ln1DYL7ji 
• #US National Charged with Attempted Murder of US Consulate Official in #Mexico https://t.co/IuOcjA5EIO 
• #SRILANKA urged to Adopt Task Force's Justice Proposals https://t.co/qSqCiASeYh
• #CAR: Urgent need to rebuild justice system as war crime suspects roam free https://t.co/GSVkhlfNdw
• Ex-soldier is 'flight risk' says DPP solicitor https://t.co/TxzRVUkqL6
• Ray J threatens legal action against Celebrity Big Brother after leaving house https://t.co/c6ydM3jLCg 
• Some Legal Experts Say It's Illegal For Son-in-Law Jared Kushner to Get White House Job #US https://t.co/lvVefXNNRR 
• UK Law Firm Seeks Compensation For VW Drivers Over Diesel Scandal https://t.co/z3f5DjZ2Kl 
• Attorney General Jeremy Wright to set out legal basis for British military strikes against terror targets overseas https://t.co/JppvhNehgV 
• Government 'dragging its feet' over new law on paedophiles https://t.co/D652Pivixu
• Financial Times opposes new UK press law https://t.co/EEYvIp6Vne 
• UK law firm considers making claim for workers' rights at Deliveroo https://t.co/qePz2e7h7d 
• UK Should Ensure Women Make Up 45 Percent of Parliament By Law: Report https://t.co/p5ff0Y1RKr 
• Would you support a maximum wage law in the UK? https://t.co/RknXTz7nDn
• Liberty is crowdfunding a legal challenge to UK surveillance law https://t.co/XaJ0JlNdae
• Prisons Run by C.E.O.s? Privatization Under Trump Could Carry a Heavy Price #US https://t.co/C7EYIqcP8Q 
• Fox News Settled Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Bill O'Reilly, Documents Show #US https://t.co/tVYkx57Va1 
• Anti-Vaccine Activist Says Trump Wants Him to Lead Panel on Immunization Safety #US https://t.co/wys0l2kGTS 
• Republicans, Facing Pressure, Delay Hearings for 4 Trump Cabinet Nominees #US https://t.co/2ZuYRVNnHh
• Gang Database Criticized for Denying Due Process May Be Used for Deportations #US https://t.co/Wc7m5Ogb50
• 'There Are No Homes Left': Rohingya Tell of Rape, Fire and Death in #MYANMAR https://t.co/ZglatmPiBC
• Trump's trainwreck press conference ushers in a clueless presidency #US https://t.co/NQkJwhdbaz
• Trump 'compromising' claims: How and why did we get here? https://t.co/DDkGMeccIP 
• Report highlights delays in SRA bringing disciplinary cases to tribunal | Legal Futures: https://t.co/UTFSEGBGf9 
• Exclusive: Accountants abandon bid to train up their own litigators and advocates – for now | Legal Futures: https://t.co/T2OMzM11Ku
• Trump pick Tillerson: 'Fair assumption' Putin behind hacks #US https://t.co/dl4ouyDT7R
• New national legal giant created in Latvia | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/kBjaKcDijQ 
• Dechert picks up four-lawyer antitrust team from Cadwalader in Brussels | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/3Gaa4rM7m1 
• Jeff Sessions confirmation hearing gets underway in US Senate | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/A6kAVIYmMR
• IICSA locks in new lead counsel to replace Emmerson | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/1N4ZYHny8c 
• Barclays cancels salary payments for all KWM EUME staff | The Global Legal Post https://t.co/SA92xgraFD